Center for Innovative Education “Pro.Svit” is a network of educators, experienced trainers and activists who united their efforts to provide Ukrainian teachers with additional resources for professional growth and development and give them a creative space for collaboration, ideas implementation and testing.

Наша Команда

Julia Vasyliv

Yulia Vasyliv is responsible for fundraising and project management in the Center for Innovative Education "Pro.Svit". She is the co-founder of the "Action in Ukraine" project. Yulia led the international youth organization AIESEC on both a local and national level as the president of the local committee in Lviv and, later, vice president for business development in Ukraine.

Yulia also worked as the program manager at Kyiv Mohyla Business School. As a student she was involved in a number of DAAD and Humanity in Action international programs. Yulia is interested in the history of Ukraine and philosophy.

Liliya Borovets

Liliya Borovets is a co-founder of the "Action in Ukraine" project and a member of the Global Shapers community. As an alumna of AIESEC in Lviv, she has experience in managing non-profit organizations. Lilya has three years of experience in PR and communications. She holds a degree in international law from the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, and is currently studying for a master’s in innovations and entrepreneurship at Lviv Business School of UCU.

Liliya participated in a number of Youth in Action programs, with youth exchanges in over 10 countries. She also took part in the DAAD program "Law and Business", as well as European Study Days. She is interested in behavioral psychology, innovations and environments creation.

Olga Iskovych

Дорадча Рада

Viktoriya Bryndza

Viktoriya is a member of the Nestor Group (an expert group developing a strategic vision of Ukraine). She is a specialist in qualitative research, values research, and social processes and perception. Viktoriya has developed and managed unique research projects, from classic market research to deep values studies. She conducts training for commercial and nonprofit organizations and teaches critical thinking at Ukrainian Catholic University. She is also an experienced moderator.

Viktoriya studied in Lviv, Vienna and Basel, and graduated with an MA degree in Sociology from the University of Freiburg (Germany), and has a good understanding of Ukrainian realities.

Taras Dobko

Senior Vice-Rector of the Ukrainian Catholic University, Doctor of Philosophy (International Academy of Philosophy in the Principality of Liechtenstein, 2003. Thesis: “Happiness of the Human Person. A Phenomenological Study of the Disclosure of the Human Person in Happiness”).

Taras has taught philosophy at the Ukrainian Catholic University since 1998, simultaneously working in administrative positions. He has participated in various internships in the United States (Nanovic Institute for European Studies, University of Notre Dame in Indiana, Catholic University of America in Washington, DC) and Poland (the Centre for Studies on the Classical Tradition in Poland and East-Central Europe OBTA, Warsaw University).

Taras is a member of the Consortium of the Ukrainian Universities’ working group for the project entitled “University autonomy as an integral part of civil society” 2005-2009; a member of the Program Board of the Education Program of the International Renaissance Foundation (2011-2013); a member of the Accreditation Committee of Ukraine (2014- present); a member of the National Team of Higher Education Reform Experts in Ukraine (2009 - 2010, 2015- present).

Natalia Bordun

Director of the Institute of Leadership and Management at UCU. She is the former head of the Center for Lay Leadership of UCU (2004-2009) and coordinator of the workrooms network for mentally disabled persons (2002-2004). She earned a degree in Mathematics from Ivan Franko National University of Lviv. Natalia has over 15 years of teaching experience. She is also a trainer and consultant in organizational development.

Наглядова Рада

Nadiya Vargola (Switzerland)

Nadiya Vargola is the Manager of Renewable Energy at Alpiq, a Swiss company. She earned a bachelor’s degree in economics at National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy and an MBA from Purdue University, USA / GISMA Business School, Germany.
In December 2015 Nadiya became a co-founder of Alumni Fund Ukraine, a platform that unites people in the common goal of developing Ukrainian education in a simple, reliable, and transparent way.
She consistently supports Ukrainian initiatives and actively participates in Ukrainian diaspora activities in Switzerland, which constantly contribute to her own growth and development.

Oleksiy Rachok (Switzerland)

Oleksiy is a graduate of National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy’s economics department. He earned a master’s degree in finance and economics from the University of St.Gallen in Switzerland and an MBA degree from INSEAD.
Oleksiy worked as financial analyst at Swiss Re Group and Razumkov Center, and is currently a project manager at the Zurich office of McKinsey & Company.

Aliaksandr Kliapatski (Netherlands)

Aliaksandr is a graduate of European Humanities University (Belarus/Lithuania), where he specialized in international economics, Belarusian State University (world economy and international economic relations), and Hamburg University (European studies). He has professional experience as financial analyst at Priorbank (Raiffeisen group) and management consultant at Roland Berger Strategy Consultants.
Aliaksandr is currently a Senior Project Manager at Maersk Line.

Arsen Kostenko (USA)

Arsen graduated from National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, where he obtained a master’s degree in computer science. He is also a graduate of Polytechnic University of Madrid and Technical University of Dresden.
Arsen has professional experience in various positions at multiple companies, including Priocom, EPAM Systems, Grammarly, and Sony. He is currently working as a software developer at Twitter.

Yana Rathman (USA)

Yana Rathman graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv with a degree in mathematics, and from San Francisco State University, where she earned her master’s degree in Education.
Yana has sound professional experience on different positions at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Oracle, Epiphany, and Cisco WebEx University.
Yana is an Instructional Designer at Cisco WebEx University. She is member on the Board of Governors at the SF Bay Area- based Jewish Community Federation and cooperates with the organization Nova Ukraine in the USA.